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The WorkLife Consultant (WLC) is part of the WorkLife Team and provides consultation, assessment and resource referrals to a variety of customers for a variety of needs including child care, elder/adult care, and basic/everyday needs. This team is part of growth of the Resources for living team! This is an exciting time to join!

Telework will currently only be considered for current internal teleworkers in EAP (Employee Assistance Program) only. Option for possibility to telework for any others will be evaluated based on business need and only after a certain period of employment (approximately one year).

Hours range is from 7:45am to 9:15pm Eastern Time, will need flexibility in your schedule, Monday-Friday!

Fundamental Components:

The work life consultant is responsible for providing Work life consultation and informational services to members and plan sponsors. The most frequent requests received are around child care/children with special needs, elder/adult care, basic/everyday needs, and mental health. Due to expanded new business, elder care is anticipated to be the top requested need. The work life consultant assesses needs, proposes options and researches/screens potential community service providers to meet the assessed needs. You will provide resource referrals, and coaches individuals on how to use resources to handle various life and work situations. You will appropriately documents member interactions and research/case fulfillment in the system. This role works in a call center environment and completes outbound phone calls and research in between taking calls from the inbound queue. Not all calls will be research/referral oriented. Some calls may be more administrative or customer service oriented. Additional responsibilities assigned based on business need.

BACKGROUND/EXPERIENCE

1-3 years experience in social work or social/human services is preferred (case management, clinical/hotline/medical or Behavioral Health setting). Excellent computer skills including Excel, Word and Outlook. Ability to work in a fast paced, team-oriented telephonic call center environment. Helpful but not required: Experience/knowledge of EAP/Behavioral Health and/or Elder Care Spanish speaking would be a plus!Bachelors Degree is required!

EDUCATION

The education needed for candidates in this position is a Bachelor's degree.

Functional - Customer Service/Customer service - transaction based environment/1-3 Years

TECHNOLOGY EXPERIENCES

Technical - Desktop Tools/Microsoft Explorer/1-3 Years/End User

Technical - Desktop Tools/Microsoft Outlook/1-3 Years/End User

Technical - Desktop Tools/Microsoft Word/1-3 Years/End User

REQUIRED SKILLS

Service/Creating a Differentiated Service Experience/FOUNDATION

Service/Providing Solutions to Constituent Needs/FOUNDATION

Service/Working Across Boundaries/FOUNDATION

Telework Specifications

Telework will currently only be considered for current internal teleworkers in EAP only. Option for possibility to telework for any others will be evaluated based on business need and only after a certain period of employment (approximately one year).

ADDITIONAL JOB INFORMATION

Aetna is an equal opportunity & affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment regardless of personal characteristics or status. We take affirmative action to recruit, select and develop women, people of color, veterans and individuals with disabilities.

We are a company built on excellence. We have a culture that values growth, achievement and diversity and a workplace where your voice can be heard.

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Aetna takes our candidate’s data privacy seriously. At no time will any Aetna recruiter or employee request any financial or personal information (Social Security Number, Credit card information for direct deposit, etc.) from you via e-mail. Any requests for information will be discussed prior and will be conducted through a secure website provided by the recruiter. Should you be asked for such information, please notify us immediately.

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